Insperity (NYSE:NSP) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Misses Estimates By $0.85 EPS

Insperity (NYSE:NSP) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The business services provider reported ($0.63) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.22 by ($0.85), Zacks reports. Insperity had a net margin of 0.60% and a return on equity of 35.32%. Insperity updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.840-1.470 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance to -0.790–0.160 EPS.

Insperity Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of NSP traded up $1.27 on Monday, reaching $45.39. The stock had a trading volume of 2,008,714 shares, compared to its average volume of 535,252. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.82 and a beta of 0.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.29, a quick ratio of 1.12 and a current ratio of 1.12. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.91 and a 200-day simple moving average of $57.87. Insperity has a 12-month low of $42.11 and a 12-month high of $95.98.

Insperity Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 4th were paid a $0.60 dividend. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 4th. Insperity’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 226.42%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on NSP shares. Truist Financial reduced their price target on Insperity from $70.00 to $50.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Zacks Research upgraded Insperity from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, October 3rd. Roth Capital reduced their price target on Insperity from $85.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of Insperity in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on Insperity from $68.00 to $51.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, August 4th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $58.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Paul J. Sarvadi sold 10,850 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, September 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $51.98, for a total value of $563,983.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 428,001 shares in the company, valued at $22,247,491.98. This trade represents a 2.47% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Latha Ramchand bought 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, August 6th. The stock was purchased at an average price of $50.64 per share, with a total value of $50,640.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 15,120 shares in the company, valued at $765,676.80. This trade represents a 7.08% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Company insiders own 5.29% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Insperity by 205.4% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 107,404 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $9,583,000 after purchasing an additional 72,241 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its stake in shares of Insperity by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 21,384 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,908,000 after purchasing an additional 948 shares during the last quarter. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Insperity in the first quarter worth $218,000. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Insperity by 54.2% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 513,785 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $45,845,000 after purchasing an additional 180,563 shares during the last quarter. Finally, United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in shares of Insperity in the first quarter worth $202,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 93.44% of the company’s stock.

About Insperity

Insperity, Inc engages in the provision of human resources (HR) and business solutions to improve business performance for small and medium-sized businesses primarily in the United States. It offers its HR services through its workforce optimization and workforce synchronization solutions that include a range of human resources functions, such as payroll and employment administration, employee benefits, workers' compensation, government compliance, performance management, and training and development services.